When you put in a cassette the video recorder must first
calculate the time played. Therefore, ’-:--’ appears first and
only after the tape has been running for a few seconds the
playing time will be shown.
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To end, press
MENU
.
Searching for tape position with the picture
(picture search)
1
While a cassette is playing, press
H
(reverse) or
I
(forward) once or several times.
This will, for example, appear in the display.
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2
To stop a certain place on the tape, press
G
.
Note:
During picture search, the picture quality may not be
so good and there will be no sound.
Still picture
1
Press
STILL
R
. A still picture will appear on the
screen.
This will, for example, appear in the display.
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2
Each time you press
STILL
R
again, the picture will
move on one step.
Note:
Interference stripes may appear on the screen during
still picture.
Searching for tape position without the
picture (wind and rewind)
1
Stop the tape with
h
.
2
Press
H
(reverse) or
I
(forward).
This will, for example, appear in the display.
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02
3
To stop a certain place on the tape, press
h
.
Easy View
With this function you can switch to picture search during
wind and rewind.
1
If you hold
H
(rewind) or
I
(wind) during wind or
rewind, you will switch to picture search.
2
When you release the button, the video recorder will
automatically switch back to rewind or wind.
Tape Finder
Automatic search for a tape position
(index search)
At the start of each recording, the video recorder will write an
index code on the tape.
1
Press
INDEX
E
and then
I
button to select the next
code mark or
INDEX
E
and then
H
for the previous
code mark.
This will, for example, appear in the display for the next
index code.
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02
2
When the video recorder finds the code mark, it will
automatically switch to play.
Automatic search for a blank space on the
tape
You can search for a space on the tape (at least 1 minute of
blank tape) for a new recording, for example, after an existing
recording on the tape.
1
Press
INDEX
E
. Then press
h
.
This will, for example, appear in the display.
0:00:
00
2
When the video recorder find a blank space, it will
automatically switch to ’pause’.
Note:
If no empty space has been found when the end of the
tape is reached, the cassette will be ejected.
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